A newly developed, water-activated disposable paper battery promises to make a big impact on single-use electronics – those temporary gadgets used in medical and industrial fields where electronic waste can quickly start piling up.
The battery that has been demonstrated by researchers is biodegradable, made from sustainable materials, and cheap to put together. What’s more, it can be produced in a variety of shapes and sizes as needed.
To give an idea of the power, a two-cell battery made using the technology was enough to power an LCD alarm clock. While it won’t be charging up your laptop anytime soon, there’s lots of potential for low-powered sensors and trackers.
‘Tis all in the senses.
On her blog, Lepht Anonym describes herself as “a faceless, genderless British biohacker. It lacks both gods and money and likes people, science, and practical transhumanism.” Anonym practices, sometimes referred to as grinding — a subculture of biohacking — DIY surgery to insert electronic hardware under the skin.
At the Grinderfest in 2019, Anonym inserted a little “pirate box” device in her upper right arm.
The Grindfest\
In conversation with Lepht Anonym, a faceless, genderless British biohacker that has implanted over 50 magnets and chips in her body for sensory ‘kicks’.
‘May the forest be with you.’The GEDI system aboard the ISS shoots laser beams down at Earth to fight deforestation.
The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is building new digital tools to help fight deforestation and climate change. One of these is the FAO’s Framework for Ecosystem Monitoring (FERM) website, which uses satellite images to highlight the negative impact on forests worldwide.
The technology certainly lives up to its sci-fi namesake. The GEDI system is perched aboard the International Space Station (ISS), and it shoots laser beams at trees from the orbital laboratory.
The countdown now begins for China’s next uncontrolled rocket reentry in October.
China’s Long March 5B rocket crashed into the Indian Ocean in an uncontrolled reentry over the weekend. * NASA’s Bill Nelson criticized China’s space practices, citing a “risk of loss of life and property”. * China will launch another Long March 5B to orbit in October.
China’s Long March 5B rocket core stage reentered Earth’s atmosphere on Saturday, July 24.